September 19 2018 - Henry Williams, Darrius Stewart's father, center, stands with attorneys Murray Wells, left, and Carlos Moore, right, during a press conference announcing support for the family of Martavious Banks, 25, who was shot by an officer Monday night in South Memphis.(Photo11: Brad Vest/The Commercial Appeal, )Buy Photo

Lawyers and family of Darrius Stewart, a 19-year-old who was fatally shot by a Memphis police officer in 2015, said the city's most recent officer-involved shooting proves the city's law enforcement needs better training.

A press conference, called by Stewart family attorneys Carlos Moore and Murray Wells, was held Wednesday afternoon outside Regional One Hospital.

Both lawyers stood alongside Stewart's father, Henry Williams, in support of Martavious Banks, 25, who was shot and critically injured by an officer Monday evening in South Memphis.

"It seems in America, time and time again, young unarmed black men are being shot dead, or almost shot dead for simply running from the police," Moore said.

Wells pointed to a recent announcement from Memphis Police Director Michael Rallings, who said some officers involved in the shooting appear to have improperly switched off body and vehicle cameras.

"If you can turn the truth on and turn the truth off when it fits your need, then there is no truth," Wells said.

Moore said that running from the police "should not equal life support" in Banks' situation.

“If you can turn the truth on and turn the truth off when it fits your need, then there is no truth.”

Murray Wells, lawyer

Months after the death of Stewart, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigations began investigating fatal shootings involving Memphis police officers.

Moore believes that is "not enough." He said all police-involved shootings should be investigated by TBI — fatal or not.

"It just seems like they (Memphis police) are putting people on the force and are not looking at their background," said Henry Williams.

Reached by The Commercial Appeal, TBI spokesperson Josh Devine noted the bureau was "consulted early in the process" after Banks was shot Monday but, he added, the incident did not initially "meet the standards" outlined in the 2015 Memorandum of Understanding.

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September 18 2018 - Michael Williams, president of the Memphis Police Association, second from left, at the scene where a driver was shot and critically injured by a Memphis police officer Monday evening in South Memphis. Martavious Banks, 25, was shot by an officer around 6 p.m. on Monday. The shooting followed a traffic stop in the 1200 block of Gill. Banks was taken in critical condition to Regional One Hospital, the police department said.(Photo11: Brad Vest/The Commercial Appeal, )